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Ministers have been urged to call upon university and research laboratories from across the UK to tackle the shortage of coronavirus tests as criticism mounts over testing failures.Sir Paul Nurse, director of London’s Francis Crick Institute, said there was a network of universities and research bodies “ready and able” ...

Ministers are to spend almost £800m on a new contract to make sure that 200,000 coronavirus home-testing kits can be handled every day, as concern grows over the overall lack of tests available in the UK.NHS staff have told The Independent they are being forced to stay at home ...

2. In Cong shakeup, a boost for Team RahulThe Congress on Friday effected a major organisational reshuffle, while laying down a clear roadmap for an AICC session to elect the new party president with the naming of an election authority. And while the dissident letter headlined by Leader of ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistan and Uzbekistan on Friday held discussions on establishing a trade corridor and providing Central Asian countries access to Pakistani seaports.Special terminals for Central Asian goods and a dedicated shipping fleet to handle exports from these countries were among the proposals discussed in a meeting between Sardor Umurzakov, ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistan and Uzbekistan on Friday held discussions on establishing a trade corridor and providing Central Asian countries access to Pakistani seaports.Special terminals for Central Asian goods and a dedicated shipping fleet to handle exports from these countries were among the proposals discussed in a meeting between Sardor Umurzakov, ...

NEW DELHI: The first five Rafale fighters, dubbed “game-changers”, were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force on Thursday at a glittering ceremony in the Ambala air base. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, his French counterpart Florence Parly, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and Air Chief Marshal RKS ...

Experts have noted that the global hospitality industry will face uncertain times. The rebound of the UAE's hospitality sector post Covid-19 will be led by the country's domestic market, with offerings that are catered around families and their needs, experts said. Tim Cordon, area senior vice president ...

KABUL, Afghanistan Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Monday to enhance coordination among border forces amid growing incidents of deadly cross-border shelling, an Afghan official said.Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Naab told a press conference in the Afghan capital Kabul that the neighbors also agreed to hasten efforts to complete railway links ...

India’s move to ban the import of some weapon systems and military hardware to boost local manufacturing is being hindered by its push to procure as much as US$2 billion in equipment to increase its defence preparedness as it faces a border stand-off with China and volatile relations with ...

It was an unforgettable sunset at 1929 hours on Independence Day. Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni just headed into that setting sun, bringing to an end the glorious innings of a boy with humble beginnings in far-away Ranchi. A cricketer who won two World Cups – ...